Policeman s club



J. W. WILLEFORD.

POLIGEMANS CLUB.

Patented Dec. 9, 1890.

(No Modei.)

UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH \V. \VILLEFORD, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

POLICEMANS CLUB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 442,470, dated December9, 1890.

Application filed November 30, 1889- Serial No. 332,167- (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOSEPH W.W1LLEF0RD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in a Policemans Club; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention belongs to that class of defensive weapons commonly knownas policemans club.

Its object is to provide a weapon which can not be wrested from the handof the officer, or in case it is attempted the officer maysurrender thecase, while he retains the more effective club in his own hand, and incase the offender shall again attempt to snatch the club, he can wrestonly the sheath from the officer and leave the officer a drawn dagger.

My invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, with the aid ofwhich I will describe it.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal crosssect-ion of the club, showing the club Awith its interior club B inserted therein, also showing the dagget orknife C in the inner club. The club A is revoluble and detachablymounted on the handle M, and is superimposed upon the club B. The club Bis revoluble, and also detachably mounted on the handle M, and issuperimposed upon the knife or dagger G. The knife or dagger Ciscontained within the club B, and is revoluble therein and detachabletherefrom. It is rigidly mounted on thehandle M, as shown.

I construct the outer club A preferably of wood. This is hollow andcapable of receiving the club I3, as shown. In the bottom of this hollowI insert a grip or clasp to hold the interior club in place. This Iconstruct as shown in the drawings. On a block of any suitable materialI fasten, on the opposite sides thereof, springs II II, by means of thescrews J J. This is held in the body of the exterior club by means ofthe screw F. The block, as shown in the drawings at G, is not in contactwith the bottom of the cavity. This permits it to be tightened, in caseof necessity, by further driving of the screw F.

The interior club b, (shown at Figs. 2 and 3,) I construct, preferably,of metal. At the extremityof this I construct a finial. (Shown at I.)The recess there shown is designed to furnish a hold when it is insertedin the hollow of the club A. The clasps of the springs H H spring aroundthe swell of the finial I and hold it against ordinary force, butreleasing it when a quick strong pull is exerted. It also acts as aswivel when the club is held by the handle M. The club may be revolvedon the handle, so thatin case an offender should attempt to twist it inthe hands of the officer it would revolve.

ithin the inner club B, I construct a hollow in which I insert aknife-blade or dagger C. This is held in place in the club, the latteracting as a sheath, by means of the springs K K, as shown in thedrawings. It will be observed that the knife cannot be withdrawn fromits sheath when the latter is in the interior of the club A. As is shownat K, Fig. 1, the springs K K are held by the outer case. Vhen the clubBis withdrawn from the club A and the knife C is in its case l3,thesprings K K grasp the handle in the notch under said springs and hold itfrom ordinary force; but in case it is sharply and strongly pulled thesprings will release the knife.

The operation of this implement is as follows: In case an offenderattempts to wrest the club from the officer by a twist the case A willrevolve. In case he attempts to jerk it from the officers hand thesprings II II will yield and the officer holds the interior club, whilethe offender has the shell. In case the olfender shall a second timeattempt to wrest the club B from the officer it will revolve on thejoint formed bythe springs K K. In case it is jerked the case will comeoff and leave the knife 0, drawn, in the hands of the oiiicer.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A polieemans club consisting of theclub A, revolubly and detachablymounted on the handle M, having a second or interior club B containedtherein, said interior club B being also revolubly and detachablymounted on the handle M, said club also having in its interior thedagger C, revoluble therein and dc- IOO taehable therefrom, and rigidlymounted on I detachable only one afte the Otl1e1','sul)stz1l1- thehandle M, all acting together in the mantially as shown and described. I10 net and for the purposes specified. In testimony whereof I affix1nys1g11ut11re 111 2. A policemans club consisting of a knife presenceof two Witnesses. 01' dagger rigidly mounted upon a handle, having oneor more clubs in the form of sheaths severally revoluble and detaehably'superimposedl hereon, one over the 0l}l161,11ll

' JOSEPH W. WILLEFORD. Witnesses:

H. W. WELLS, A. KEITHLEY.

